i think it's a riot. >> billie jean king, a champ on and off the court. so many tennis legends have stepped away from today's game, billie jean king is still very much involved. i spoke with her about her favorite players on the circuit right now and who she is constantly texting. [ mechanical humming ] [ male announcer ] we began with the rx. ♪ then we turned the page, creating the rx hybrid. ♪ now we've turned the page again with the all-new rx f sport. ♪ this is the next chapter for the rx. this is the next chapter for lexus. this is the pursuit of perfection. >> billie jean king, i just love saying her name. she's left a significant mark on professional tennis and many current players see her as an inspiration and mentor. how does king size up today's player? more on my conversation with her and tennis today. >> i love where it is. i love where men's tennis is, women's tennis. we're a global sport and taking the message of empowerment to young boys and girls in the major championships we get the same prize money, the men and women together. it sends a

billy jean king is joining us talking about how all those years of playing tennis just ruined her knees. no matter what your age, you're not immune to knee pain. tips from a pro. sharon gibala has traffic control, first warner weather and more coming up next

. >> billy jean king, her tennis career did not come without a price. a lot of you, i dope care what you age is, maybe be dealing with, that's knee pain. stay tuned, the morning edition will be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is 6:30. the bottom line at the bottom of the hour, a humid haze out there already. rain sort of at the extending edges of the region. sharon is watching traffic, marty is at first warning weather. >> let's take a look at the radar. we have a frontal boundary sagging into the region. that is potentially going to kick off around the metro a couple showers maybe a potentially gusty thunderstorm. it's not out of the question. let's take a look at the day part. whatever comes our way will be gone by lunch. 79 at lufrnl on a way to -- lunch on a way to a high of 84. 72 at bedtime. before that , dinner time, 82. don, take it away. >>> about to commence your commute, here is sharon gibala with traffic control. >> good morning. unusually quite for the morning commute thus far. we don't have any incidents out there with the exception of th

billie jean king on where the battle of the sexes stands four decades after title 9 tried to level the playing field. >>> and colin powell has always loved dancing queen. now he is singing a different tune. >> i just met you and this is crazy but here's my number, so call me maybe. >> maybe he should stick to his day job. good day. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. in our daily fix today, jpmorgan chase chief jammie dimon told te banking committee he was dead wrong when he called the loss a tempest in a teapot before he learned it cost the bank $2 billion. protesters were arrested and charged with disruption of congress. chris, nothing happens without a political context. here we see jamie dimon, chief industry opponent of dodd-frank and the full implementation of dodd-frank and here he is in really a very tough, humiliating appearance on the hill. >> yeah, this seems to me to be some level of damage control both for mr. dimon and for jpmorgan. obviously the tempest in a teapot comment is not the kind of thing that goes over well when you've got unemployment at 8.2%. you have 69,

do doesn't remember billie jean king versus bobby riggs. 50 million of us watched. illie jean king who was so fearless that day testified on capitol hill about what was really going on through her mind. she said she was so worried if she failed it would be a blow to the life-changing title 9 legislation that for the first time demanded equality for girls in school sports. >> i was afraid, if i did not win, we would give people a reason to weaken. it was definitely a pressure-packed moment. it crystallized my belief that pressure is a privilege. >> and she came through. she won in three sets, and as one person said, she won it for women everywhere. >>> now, an update for you. remember max page, the 7-year-old who won our hearts as darth vader in that super bowl ad? last week, we told you about his life-saving heart surgery to replace a valve. and we are pleased to report that max is out of the hospital and back to his self. >>> and coming up, some secret ways this member of the family is keeping everybody else in the family healthy. in fact, by watching lassie even at

billy jean king was in town to mingle can castle -- with kastle sponsors. she founded the women's tennis association and women's sports foundation. she told us title 9 is more than just about women in sports. >> i think a lot of people think it was just about sports and really it was an educational piece of legislation. the reason we have 54% of women enrolled in universities and colleges today is because of title 9 which was june 23rd, 1972. so the floodgates were opened in 1972. it's taken time to get momentum. now it's 54% women and that's good to a point, but now i'm starting to worry about the guys because i'd like to to reflect the population. i think it should be 51/49 and so it's equal. >>> finally the seattle storm beat the mystics 72-55. crystal langhorne led washington with 29 points. the mystics are now 2-8 this season. that's all the time we have for tonight's show. thanks for letting us be part of your weekend. have a great night. we'll see you back tomorrow starting at 5:00 and 6:00. bye bye. >> thank you for watching sport extra brought to y

i spoke with one of the law's early champions, tennis great billie jean king. >> that was the whole purposeporter: in 1973, the nation was captivated with 29-year-old billie jean king defeated tennis ace bobby requirementiggs in a dubbed the battle of the sexes. for king, it wasn't about proving she had the skill to beat a man on the court. it was about the future. why was that so important to you? because it was about much more than a match for you. >> oh, it was about social change. you have to remember in 1973 when i played bobby or in 1972 when title 9 was passed, women could not get a credit card on their own without it being co-signed by a male, for instance, just to give you one example. and i knew that my match against bobby riggs was about social change. >> reporter: the change had begun in washington one year earlier -- 1972 with the passage of title 9. an amendment to the civil rights act which granted women and girls equal access to federally funded education and related programs. but it's most commonly known as the bill that gave girls equal access to sports. at the time, only

tennis legend billie jean king, the first woman athlete to be honored with the presidential medal of s thrilling for all of us, joins us now. thank you very much. billie jean, what is left to do? i remember the battle of the sexes and you and bobby riggs and that was i guess 39, 40 years ago. >> it will be 40 years next year. we'll be celebrating that next year. that was one year after title nine was passed. >> it was galvanizing. you were the wimbledon champ and you took him on and he was trash talking all the way to defeat. >> total trash talking but i'm always a big believer letting the racket do the talking. i knew it was about social change because what i really want to do by beating bobby riggs was starting to match the hearts and minds of people to the legislation of title nine, and i hope that it was a good kickoff because you know, in 1973, we couldn't even get a credit card on our own without a guy signing for us or with us. so it was like oh, come on. it was amazing that all the things, we were making 59 cents on the dollar in 1973. we've come a long way. >> what were women

billie jean king championed the fight for that legislation and still just as passionate and vocal aboutth her about title nine's 40th anniversary earlier this week. >> our job is to keep women in the game and have the same opportunities as 1.3 million less opportunities in the high school level for girls. we have to make sure that it's very important because we got the obesity. we want to keep girls in the game because it's just so important just for overall health. >> tune in for more of my interview billie jean king at 2:00 eastern time today. >>> all right. straight ahead, i'll be speaking

billie jean king was a huge part of that. >> my two daughter thank her for that. >>> see you back here at 11:00. bye

billie jean king. i remember the famous tennis match. we saw you give the word love a new meaning in terms of that challenge. i also remember, as a move the legislation forward, you'll appreciate this, dr. jameson. dr. edgar berman testified, a wonderful man, 21st century science, but 19th century attitudes toward gender. he said women should not be in any of this because we have raging hormones. i said, in my own way, i have raging hormones because of guys like you. [laughter] we are beyond raging hormones. we are beyond celebrity status. we're in the achievement status. thanks to this, women are no longer viewed as novelties when they make achievement. there are no longer viewed as celebrities when they achieve things. they are viewed as athletes, scholars, positions, scientists, superintendents' of one of our great government institutions, the coast guard academy. the admiral is a maryland woman. we are very proud of that. we are proud of the fact that, -- one woman was denied a back to teaching position, said it to be too bossy for w

we'll hear from tennis legend billie jean king, one of the early supporters of the law.ress greta gerwig from the new movie "to rome with love" will stop by our studio on "cbs this morning." that's the "cbs morning news." take care, everybody. i'm terrell brown. have a great day. ,,,, >>> a text message trail release between ross mirkarimi and his aide. what the reveal abhi

all time i mean the list is not exclusive to serena williams steffi graf martina navratilova billie jean kingi mean literally some of the greatest women to play tennis of all in the history of the sport sure up about is now in that list she's the tenth person as you say to win all four grand slams which of course is the australian open wimbledon the u.s. open and now she can have the french open to that list as well certainly quite a feat but she has struggled with some injuries over the years tell us a bit about that i think what makes this success even more probably enjoyable for sure opera is a couple of years ago i mean she won her first title the age of seventeen in two thousand and four that was wimbledon and it's been a long long time since that two years later she won the u.s. open two years off about it was the australian open her career was going on a plateau but it has come to a bit of an end in recent years because of as you say the problem she's had with shoulder she's had surgery she's had to adapt well to play and she dropped out of the top one hundred at one stage and dropped

exclusive there are other names as well but serena williams steffi graf martina navratilova billie jean kingsome of the great tennis players from the history you don't just there is one person you missed my great aunt lottie thought she won wimbledon five times very true because they were the champion fifteen years. should mention one more. before but hasn't won didn't win all four majors i think that's the thing i mean you've got to put that into perspective it's the different surfaces it's the different time of year i mean shopper who won the wimbledon on grass in the age of seventeen that was back in two thousand and four since then she went on to win the u.s. open in two thousand and six the australian open and later she's had this fool year wait to complete the career grand slam and pick up the french title which she's done today and she's certainly struggled with some injuries to her career that's that's i think the key that's what makes this story even more remark was a six four years since she won the australian open. back in two thousand and eight since then she's had a massive shou

fantastic, billie jean king and you can watch the rest of my interview with billie jean king tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 eastern as we talk about women's rights and health and tennis and the current players on the circuit that she is constantly texting. you don't want to miss it. all right. the "cnn newsroom" continues right now with wolf blis erblis right now with wolf blis erblis blitzer in washington. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> the obama administration has just announced a major change in the u.s. immigration policy that has political implicatiomplicat. the united states will stop deporting young illegal immigrants who meet certain requirements. we will hear from president obama shortly as he is getting ready to go into the white hous nation. he is going to speak in a few minutes from now and we will have live coverage of the president. all correspondents are covering the aspects of the story. jessica yellin and juan antonio carlos, and also we will hear from the romney campaign and the outspoken sheriff joe arpaio, and the students, and the people who are directly af

. >> bill, are you often mistaken for a younger billy jean king. should it be banned? >> i would say this is like the nhl trying to crackdown on fighting because it will help the sport. no, it will hurt the sport. you crackdown on this, and it will hurt the sport. navratilova says it is cheating. i don't understand how a woman sweating in a short skirt and mowning is cheating. it might be a distraction to navratilova, but it is not cheating. >> we have to end on that note. >> come on. >> it bothers you. >> it does bother me. >> can we get a grunt? >> it should be allowed. >> what is with the -- why does everybody have to be so quiet? >> it is true. why do people have to be quiet in tennis and in bowling and golf? when a baseball pitcher has to throw a fast ball it takes a lot of concentration. >> they are not going to win this one. >> they are not. and i think you need to go out there and protest. >> there is a reason for the grunt. >> do you want to sign up for the grunt? >> do you have a comment on the show? e-mail us at red eye at fox news.com. send us a grunt. it i

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among the all-time greats, maria sharpo joined the likes of chris evert, martina navratilova and billy jean kingarpov sharapova, taking on sara errani. she won the fierce set 6-3. sharapova at match point, and will have all day to wait for errani's shot to come down, when errani hit into the net, she takes the second set, 6-2. plenty of emotion for the women who fell as low as 126th in the rankings recovering from shoulder surgery. sharapova is now no. 1 in the world and just the tenth women in history to win all four general motors. >> a boxing stunner, boxing champion manny pacquiaoo lost a split decision to timothy bradley. the decision was loudly baghdad in las vegas by the fans in attention. it's the first loss for pacquiao in seven years. >>> the big story in golf is the u.s. open at olympic club and a logjam of players are tied at the st. jude's in memphis. holmes fem two strokes back. one of three players tied for the lead is john merrick, merrick saves par and shot a 69. he is tied atop the with nick o'hern and davis love. 30 players are within five strokes of the lead. >>> a major on t

we met at a billie jean king invitational. i had a short lesbian phase. she was a short lesbsbian. she was 5'2" drove an ice cream truck. shall i go on? i feel like lee harvey oswald. i'm acting alone. hell, no. no. it's just i-- i find it fascinating. we had a brief affair, resulting in doug, whom i love, and i'd d say that even if it wasn't mandated by a court order. oh, here's my current wife joy. not a lesbian. still corrt? yeah. correct. well, we're working on it. anyway, this believe it or not, is doug's fathther george. oh, well he sure is pretty. i know! isn't he? well enchante. pepe le pew. whdo you have 2 limos? well, in case one breaks down, you need a backup. i had the same philosophy about spouses. george, i know this may be an indelicate question but how in god's name-- not a writer? oil. damn! no. what's with the motorcade? is your helicopter in the shop? well, i would have brought the helicopter but i didn't want to embarrass you. mom, dad would you excuse us? the 3 of us have to talk out at our place. sure, honey. well... george, stop by anytime. will do. and lists

billie jean king, one of the all-time great professionals. she has won 21 singles, 21 double titles and she achieved the world's ranking highest in 1976 and 1972, placing in the top 10 for a total of 17 years but she also has a history of promoting social change in quality for women, none of the women's tennis association and sports foundation and sports magazine. and cofounded grand slam, an initiative for the sports industry. in august of 2009, another first, ms. king was awarded the presidential member of freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, ms. king was the first female athlete to be honored with the medal of freedom and was presented the award by president obama the white house. next, we will hear from a three-time olympic gold medalist, nancy hogshead-makar. she has testified before congress about times. and has cochaired the american bar association on the rights of women. she has received much recognition and many awards for her commitment to athletics, including being listed by sports illustrated magazine in 2007 is one the

hit pleasure and honor of talking to tennis great billie jean king.as a huge advocate of title nine in 1972 and giant grand slam winner and wimbledon and everything, every grand slam. i talk with her about the milestones in that 40 years. and i also talk to her about what she thinks about today's tennis greats. she's got quite a few favorites. in fact, so much so that she actually is a regular texter to some of the players. >> really? >> yes. >> very curious to hear. i'm a big fan of hers and i'm a big tennis fan. >> i am, too. >> that's all at 2:00 eastern hour. tune in for that. then 3:00, the road trip. i know it's very exciting, especially with the family. but it can also be agonizing. what do you do so that you don't hear the kids constantly saying are we there yet? are we there yet? >> i was one of those kids. i was that kid. >> i was, too. mark will be along to give us great on the road family vacation gadgets. >> plug them in. that's the answer. >> that's right. thank goodness for technology. >> you bet. you know better than i do. >> yeah. >>

billie jean king on where the battle of the sexes stands four decades after title 9 tried to level the and colin powell has always loved dancing queen. now he is singing a different tune. >> i just met you and this is crazy but here's my number, so call me maybe. >> maybe he should stick to his day job. good day. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. in our daily fix today, jpmorgan chase chief jammie dimon told te banking committee he was dead wrong when he called the loss a tempest in a teapot before he learned it cost the bank $2 billion. protesters were arrested and charged with disruption of congress. chris, nothing happens without a political context. here we see jamie dimon, chief industry opponent of dodd-frank

we're talking about the celebration and i am very, very thankful for coca-cola and ncaa because billy jean king us, talk about the empowerment of women and what title ix has been able to bring to female athletes. >> nice to have another woods on the golf course doing well. did you talk to -- hate to say uncle tiger because you're the same age. did you talk to him about the weekend? >> he was proud of me, followed me the whole week. it was nice to have his support and support of my entire family through this process and beginning of my career. >> i'm no sports reporter, i'll ask you this, what happened to tiger last weekend? >> i don't know. he showed a lot of promise and i thnk he's playing really well. it's exciting to see him out there. i know that he's going to continue to play well and it's always exciting when he's out there. >> cheyenne, just as exciting to see you now coming up in the ranks. jackie joyner kersey, always a pleasure to see you. the building is buzzing that y' all are in the building. better get your autograph pens ready to go. nice to meet you again. saw you in sydney. zor

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our guest will to address after the break here before we go to the break, we want to show you billie jean kingwho testified earlier this week, talking about her experience as a pre-title 9 athlete. [video clip] >> title mine is very important. the 37 words which comprise the language of the amendment have proven powerful enough to change our society and provide opportunities in the classroom and on the athletic stage for countless young men and women. i am a pre-title 9 student- athletes. when i attended california state college at los angeles in the 60's, we were still a full decade away from the enactment of title 9. financial assistance was available for all the athletes in for the tennis players, but only for the men athletes and tennis players. two of the top tennis players at the time were attending college down the road from me. stan smith was on a full ride at usc. arthur ashe had a full scholarship at ucla. even though i was the best tennis player at cal state-l.a. and had won a title, i was receiving any financial assistance. i did have two jobs in. one of which was handing out gym e

tennis great billie jean king, astronaut may jemison and others will join senior adviser valerie jarrettcan. title 9 began as part of the equal rights amendment and passed in 1972 helping level the playing field for women in high school and college sports. a big day at the white house today. a big anniversary this weekend. coming up, crossing the line. roger bennett is here -- >> amazing. >> to convince us how this shot was not a goal. huh-uh. the euro cup heats up next on "morning joe." [ male announcer ] this is the at&t network. in here, every powerful collaboration is backed by an equally powerful and secure cloud. that cloud is in the network, so it can deliver all the power of the network itself. bringing people together to develop the best ideas -- and providing the apps and computing power to make new ideas real. it's the cloud from at&t. with new ways to work together, business works better. ♪ 14 clubs. that's what they tell us a legal golf bag can hold. and while that leaves a little room for balls and tees, it doesn't leave room for much else. there's no room left for deadline

here's part of that hearing with former ten misplayer billie jean king. >> um, dr. jamison, in your answer to senator hagan's question you kind of immediately went to teachers, to s.t.e.m. teachers. and i think s.t.e.m. teachers are really important. um, you know, if you're a s.t.e.m. teacher and a really good one, your value on the marketplace if you have those s.t.e.m. skills is probably -- might be higher than, you know, the great english teacher who teaches moby dick, but if you have science and technology and engineering and mathematic skills and can talent -- and talent, your value on the open market is higher. so i put a piece of legislation called the s.t.e.m. master teacher core which is, basically, to support master, or to support excellent s.t.e.m. teachers. and the to give them a little bit of an elevated salary, but also to give them a responsibility to mentor newer or less accomplished s.t.e.m. teachers. so that we retain them. i mean, we're spending money to recruit them, let's retain s.t.e.m. teachers. in our junior highs and in our high schools. wha

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